Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Somalia

Employment in industry in Somalia in 2025 — 17.8%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.5 pp.

2025 17.8% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 109of 182
Period maximum 19.3%1991
Period minimum 17%2017

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Somalia, 1991–2025161718192019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.3%1992: 19.1%1993: 19%1994: 19.2%1995: 19.2%1996: 19.1%1997: 19.1%1998: 19%1999: 18.9%2000: 18.9%2001: 18.8%2002: 18.7%2003: 18.6%2004: 18.6%2005: 18.5%2006: 18.4%2007: 18.2%2008: 18.1%2009: 18.1%2010: 18%2011: 17.8%2012: 17.6%2013: 17.5%2014: 17.4%2015: 17.2%2016: 17.2%2017: 17%2018: 17.1%2019: 17.1%2020: 17.9%2021: 17.7%2022: 17.7%2023: 17.7%2024: 17.7%2025: 17.8%
Change over the period: −1.5 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 17.8%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.8 +0 pp
2024 17.7 +0 pp
2023 17.7 +0 pp
2022 17.7 +0 pp
2021 17.7 −0.2 pp
2020 17.9 +0.8 pp
2019 17.1 +0.1 pp
2018 17.1 +0.1 pp
2017 17 −0.2 pp
2016 17.2 −0 pp
2015 17.2 −0.1 pp
2014 17.4 −0.1 pp
2013 17.5 −0.2 pp
2012 17.6 −0.2 pp
2011 17.8 −0.2 pp
2010 18 −0.1 pp
2009 18.1 −0.1 pp
2008 18.1 −0.1 pp
2007 18.2 −0.2 pp
2006 18.4 −0.1 pp
2005 18.5 −0.1 pp
2004 18.6 −0.1 pp
2003 18.6 −0.1 pp
2002 18.7 −0.1 pp
2001 18.8 −0.1 pp
2000 18.9 −0.1 pp
1999 18.9 −0.1 pp
1998 19 −0.1 pp
1997 19.1 −0 pp
1996 19.1 −0.1 pp
1995 19.2 −0.1 pp
1994 19.2 +0.3 pp
1993 19 −0.1 pp
1992 19.1 −0.2 pp
1991 19.3

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.